In 1991, director Martin Scorsese remade 1962’s Cape Fear, based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald, for Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin...
Get ready: Next year marks the fifth anniversary of Child’s Play. “Wait, what? Five years? That movie came out in the ’80s!” Right, but we’re talking about the remake that came and went in the Summer of 2019. Don’t remember that one? Good news, the Halloweenies do, and they’re covering it today as part of their ensuing, year-long crawl through Don Mancini’s still-running franchise over at Universal. To bide the time until the rest of Chucky Season 3 arrives, you can join the gang as they shed a light on...
From RLJE Films and Shudder, the Christmas slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife hit theaters in limited release earlier this month, slashing into nearly $1 million at the box office. We’ve learned this morning that It’s a Wonderful Knife is now coming home for Christmas, with the film exclusively streaming on Shudder on December 1, 2023. The film will be available on Shudder in the US, CA, UKI, and ANZ. The Christmas slasher comes from writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls). Kennedy recently wrote on Twitter, “Thanks to all my fellow Weirdos for...
From its autumnal aesthetic to its haunted history, Massachusetts is always a great place to spend the Halloween season, but horror fans were particularly spoiled this year. In addition to the usual festivities in Salem and repertory programming at Boston theaters, we had no less than four horror conventions throughout the state in the span of two months: Silver Scream Con, Terror Con, MonstahXpo, and Hometown Haunts & Hops. Many convention memories are made in hotel bars, so why not set one in a brewery? The inaugural Hometown Haunts &...
Halloween has come and gone but the horror lifestyle continues, and SCREAMBOX has a November jam-packed with goodies ranging from the streaming premiere of our theatrical event film Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, the long-awaited 1986 Halloweentime classic Trick or Treat, the cult horror Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout, and much, much more. Halloween may be over, but rock and roll will never die with Trick or Treat! The ’80s cult classic has made its streaming debut on SCREAMBOX with a new 4K restoration by Synapse Films and...
I missed the boat on the first Ghostrunner at launch. It wasn’t until earlier this year as I was working through my extensive backlog that I discovered the absolute thrill of wallrunning at high speeds while deflecting bullets in an ultra slick cyberpunk setting; it’s as satisfying as it sounds. The first Ghostrunner filled a void left by games such as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater with its addictive skill-based gameplay. Though I felt at times that the cyberpunk setting and inconsequential story brought the entire experience down. So I went...
Halloween has come and gone but the horror lifestyle continues, and SCREAMBOX has a November jam-packed with goodies ranging from the streaming premiere of our theatrical event film Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, the long-awaited 1986 Halloweentime classic Trick or Treat, the cult horror Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout, and much, much more. Halloween may be over, but rock and roll will never die with Trick or Treat! The ’80s cult classic has made its streaming debut on SCREAMBOX with a new 4K restoration by Synapse Films and...
As the yuletide hour nears, a small-town sheriff finds out that the ghosts of the past do not always stay silent… Fans of anthologies and Christmastime horror get ready for the SCREAMBOX Exclusive Night of the Missing, which follows a series of disappearances that take place in a small town. “On a stormy Christmas Eve, a secretive sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. As her stories begin to unfold, the depraved deeds of the sleepy town find themselves coming...
It’s a new month, which means a plethora of new titles arriving on streaming. While Halloween may be in the rearview, there’s still plenty of horror to keep us busy this holiday season. So here’s a quick, handy guide for horror streaming in November 2023. This month’s noteworthy streaming titles spotlight new releases, rare repertory offerings, and more. Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in November 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them. Black Friday – Crackle, Redbox (November 1) A...